Fabric-bolt board.



c. K. BAUMANN.

FABRIC BOLT BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. l9l5.

Ptented Feb. 20,

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DOE'S CHIFFON 'SlLK C. K. BAUMANN.

FABRIC son BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.26. 1915.

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CLIFTON KINSLEY BAUMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FABRIC-BOLT BOARD.

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Application filed March 26, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLIFTON K. BAU- MANN,,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and .lm proved F abric-Bolt Board, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in "iew are: to proindex cards; to facilitate the handling of mentioned; to increase the durability of articles of the character mentioned; to provide storage capacity in the article mentioned; to provide for re-use of the device: and to provide for branding the article with the name or style of the proprietor.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of a bolt of cloth rolled upon'a board constructed andarranged in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of a bolt of cloth rolled upon a board constructed and arranged in accordance with a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modified form of the invention as applied to the board illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 1- is a top side view of a bolt of cloth employing a board such as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal. section of the board shown in Fig. 1, taken as on the line 55 in Fig. 4, the view being shown on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 6 is an end View on a reduced scale, of the board shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a top side view of the modified form of board indicated in Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section on an the section being taken as on theline 8-8 in Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a fragment of a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 5, showing the modified form of the invention disclosed in Fig. 3.

Description.

As seen in the drawings, two styles of board are employed. The boards such as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 9 of the drawings are employed for rolling heavy fabrics, or fabrics apt to break when bent to a rela- Specification of Letters Patent.

devices of the character this manner ahzed, and receive greater care and also operate to reduce the factor of error in the Patented Feb. 20, 1917. Serial No. 17,135.

tively sharp curve, such as certain of the heavier silks. In Figs. 2, 7 and 8 of the drawings, a relatively thin board is shown, this style of board being peculiarly adapted for wrapping thin and more pliable materials, such as chiffon, which are not so liable to crease or break by the quick turn resulting from rolling the fabric upon this style of board.

The boards 15 are hollow e'rably constructed of light and are prefmetal. The sides are supported by the heads 16, being rigidly secured thereto to form hollow cylinders or box-like forms. In the preferred. form shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the heads 16 are solid. In the modified form shown in Figs. 3 andv 9, the heads 17 employed are provided with elongated openings 18, which, when exposed, form entrances to the interior of the board 15; both forms of head, however, support card-holders such as 19 and 20. The card-holders 19 and 20 differ only in that the back 21 of the card-holder 19 is solid, while the back 22 of the cardholder 20 has an opening therein to register with the opening 18 in tl 1e head 17 to which it is applied.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the'drawings, one end of the card-holders 19 and 20 1s 23 in the grooves formed by the overturned edges 24 of said cardholders. The grooves thus produced form runways for guiding and holding said tag-cards in service.

In some instances, and particularly when mnploying the cardholder 19, the back 21 thereof has imprinted or impressed thereon the name and address of the proprietor of the board, as is indicated by the words John Doe in Fig. 1 of the drawings. lVhen the card holders are thus stamped and attached to the board it will be seen that the boards may beused for purposes of shipment, said boards being returned by the proprietor to the mill to be used by the mill. for rolling the cloth, for delivering to the proprietor whose name is attached to the board. In

the boards may be individufilling of orders received by the mill.

lVhen employing boards of construction such as shown in Fig. 1 or 3 of the drawings, the tag cards 23 may be renewed or replaced after the same become soiled due to the changing of the pencil indexes on said cards,

open to permit the insertion of tag-cards or due to discoloration owing to the length of time during which the cards. have been exposed. G'l tentimes a bolt oi cloth deteriorates or is prejudicially affected by the fact that the tag-card connected therewith shows evidence of age or use. It is to avoid this objection and the consequent deterioration which makes it desirable to from time to time renew said cards.

The board 2.3 embodying the modified form of the invention has'a card-holder 19 at each end thereof. The card-holders 19 are disposed on opposite sides of the board 25 and are held. between the beaded edges 26 of said board. The tag cards 22} are placed in the holders 19 when applied to the boards 25, in the same manner as above described as when said holders are applied to the boards hen the fabric is rolled on the boards 25, the card-holders 19 and cards 23 therein are normally concealed. The salesman adopts the expedient of lifting the relati\''ely free fabric suliiciently to glance beneath to there read the inscription oi the card If it becomes necessary or expedient to renew or replace the cards 23, this is done by drawing the board '25 carefully from the interior of the fabric until the holder 19 is su'iiiciently extended to remove the old card 23 and substitute a new one therefor. If desired, the backs 21 of the holders 19, when applied to the board 25, have imprinted or impressed thereon the name or style of the owner.

VJhcn using the boards embodying the modification shown in Figs. and 9 wherein the opening 18 is closed in service by the cards :23, the cards 23 are utilized as doors.

The interior of the boards as thus constructed, may be employed as a receptacle for samples or for any accessory needed in the handling of the goods. lVhen it is desired to remove a sample or other article Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing from the board 15 having the opening 18, the card23 is withdrawn from the holder Ll litter the removal the card is replaced.

It will be observed that without reference to the end-to-end arrangement oi the boards 15 or 25, the card-holders 19 and 20 are held in view or in position to be readily viewed.

hen employing boards constructed and arranged as above described and as shown in the accompanying drawings, said boards are preserved and when denuded of the fabric rolled thereon. are forwarded or otherwise delivered to the manufactureror mill to be re-supplied with fabric. New cards, such as 23, are then applied to the holders 1.) and 20 and the lie-supplied boards are 101'- wardcd to the owner of the boards or purreyor ot the goods. i. will be observed that ii the card-holders are branded with the name of the owner in the manner set tlorth, the liability to error in the lilling of the order, is n'niterially reduced.

In the modified .torm shown in Figs. 3 and 9, a sample-box 27 is employed, which box carries the holder lhe box 27 is divided lengthwise by a partition 28, as seen best in Fig. 0. g

Claim.

A fabric bolt board comprising a flattened cylinder; a plurality of outwardly-opening boxes rigidly connected with said cylinder; a card-holding frame surrounding the 0 )enings of said boxes and forming entrances therefor said frame having overturned edges; and a plurality of cards for closing said entrances.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oi two subscribing witnesses.

CLIFTOI KINSLEY BAUMANN. liitnesses 'l nos. M. A rrnnean'r ii, J 01 n Molt. iAUMAN.

the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

